My follow-up; found out what broke on my Klein
04-13-08, 03:06 PM
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My follow-up; found out what broke on my Klein
Well, just back from my LBS, where my main wrench Jarred got a big smile on his face as he found the problem...
Why the smile? He had never seen that one before in the shop.
I posted a thread here about hitting a water-filled pothole bad. About five miles later I thought I heard a clunking noise from the headtube area. I took it easy getting home and after a week without riding due to lousy weather, I finally got the bike in for them to check.
What was it?
I broke a spacer!
I must have a pretty good front wheel. He said the hit was hard enough to snap that spacer, yet the wheel was just fine.
Oh, when I said, "How much do I owe you," he told me that it was like a buck fifty or something for the part.
Huh...I walk in...three wrenches working behind the counter...he takes me right away...finds the problem...fixes it and adjusts my back brakes then tells me I owe him less than two bucks.
I gave him a ten and told him to keep the change.
Always be nice to your bike mechanic.
Why the smile? He had never seen that one before in the shop.
I posted a thread here about hitting a water-filled pothole bad. About five miles later I thought I heard a clunking noise from the headtube area. I took it easy getting home and after a week without riding due to lousy weather, I finally got the bike in for them to check.
What was it?
I broke a spacer!
I must have a pretty good front wheel. He said the hit was hard enough to snap that spacer, yet the wheel was just fine.
Oh, when I said, "How much do I owe you," he told me that it was like a buck fifty or something for the part.
Huh...I walk in...three wrenches working behind the counter...he takes me right away...finds the problem...fixes it and adjusts my back brakes then tells me I owe him less than two bucks.
I gave him a ten and told him to keep the change.
Always be nice to your bike mechanic.
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04-13-08, 03:29 PM
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nothing like a good LBS service story, glad your wheel was ok, dodged a bullet on that one!
04-13-08, 03:57 PM
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Well, just back from my LBS, where my main wrench Jarred got a big smile on his face as he found the problem...
Why the smile? He had never seen that one before in the shop.
I posted a thread here about hitting a water-filled pothole bad. About five miles later I thought I heard a clunking noise from the headtube area. I took it easy getting home and after a week without riding due to lousy weather, I finally got the bike in for them to check.
What was it?
I broke a spacer!
I must have a pretty good front wheel. He said the hit was hard enough to snap that spacer, yet the wheel was just fine.
Oh, when I said, "How much do I owe you," he told me that it was like a buck fifty or something for the part.
Huh...I walk in...three wrenches working behind the counter...he takes me right away...finds the problem...fixes it and adjusts my back brakes then tells me I owe him less than two bucks.
I gave him a ten and told him to keep the change.
Always be nice to your bike mechanic.
Why the smile? He had never seen that one before in the shop.
I posted a thread here about hitting a water-filled pothole bad. About five miles later I thought I heard a clunking noise from the headtube area. I took it easy getting home and after a week without riding due to lousy weather, I finally got the bike in for them to check.
What was it?
I broke a spacer!
I must have a pretty good front wheel. He said the hit was hard enough to snap that spacer, yet the wheel was just fine.
Oh, when I said, "How much do I owe you," he told me that it was like a buck fifty or something for the part.
Huh...I walk in...three wrenches working behind the counter...he takes me right away...finds the problem...fixes it and adjusts my back brakes then tells me I owe him less than two bucks.
I gave him a ten and told him to keep the change.
Always be nice to your bike mechanic.
Props to ya! I love my LBS. The manager of the shop and the wrenches are great.
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04-13-08, 08:36 PM
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Tell me that was a carbon spacer Hip....that I could understand.
Bring me beer and baked goods and I would be your mechanic for life....especially if all you bring in are broken spacers and loose nipples.
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Bring me beer and baked goods and I would be your mechanic for life....especially if all you bring in are broken spacers and loose nipples.
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04-13-08, 08:38 PM
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Actually it could mean he put on a tad bit more winter weight than expected. Now he may be outside of the equipment weight guidelines....
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Makes me miss my local shop back home. Sounds like you have a great mechanic.
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woah amazing that your wheel survived, and lucky
i would take the fork of and check for cracks... i found one in my aluminum steerer, but i think that was just crap quality control (its a scott)
and make sure your your wheel is still round
must have been a mixture of a crap spacer and a big pothole
i would take the fork of and check for cracks... i found one in my aluminum steerer, but i think that was just crap quality control (its a scott)
and make sure your your wheel is still round
must have been a mixture of a crap spacer and a big pothole
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as a former bike mechanic of 15 or so years, i can tell you that tipping and not being an a-hole go a loooong way to ensuring your bike gets immediate attention.
04-14-08, 03:50 AM
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When I ran a shop we would often do small work for baked goods. Customers started bringing us in tins of home baked goodies. We kept them on our service counter and often shared them with customers. It would go something like this:
Customer comes in to check on the condition of their bike / pick up a repair.
Customer, "How's my bike? Is my bike ready?"
Me, "Hey I have some fresh backed oatmeal chocolate chip cookies here in this tin. want one? I think they're still warm."
Customer, "Sure, thanks. Nom, nom, nom."
Me, "So...about your bike. I have good news and bad news..."
I think you can figure out how the rest goes.
Customer comes in to check on the condition of their bike / pick up a repair.
Customer, "How's my bike? Is my bike ready?"
Me, "Hey I have some fresh backed oatmeal chocolate chip cookies here in this tin. want one? I think they're still warm."
Customer, "Sure, thanks. Nom, nom, nom."
Me, "So...about your bike. I have good news and bad news..."
I think you can figure out how the rest goes.
